KRS 247.340: Incorporation, powers, directors of federation -- Existing federation.

(1) The said federation of farm bureaus organized pursuant to KRS 247.330 shall be a

body corporate upon the filing with the county clerk of the county in which the

principal office of said federation is located, articles of incorporation signed by the

requisite number of authorized representatives of said county farm bureaus, and

upon the filing of a copy of said articles of incorporation certified to by said county

clerk, in the office of the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

(2) Said articles of incorporation shall state:

(a) The names of the county farm bureaus organizing said state federation;

(b) The corporate name of said state federation;

(c) The location of the principal office;

(d) The nature of its business and its general powers, an d may set out any other

provision, which the incorporators may deem desirable and which are not in

conflict with the law.

(3) The incorporators signing the articles of incorporation shall constitute the first

board of directors until the first annual election date to be fixed by the bylaws of the

corporation.

(4) Any state federation of county farm bureaus heretofore organized pursuant to the

provisions of KRS 247.330, or, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 1920 of the General

Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentuck y, and having heretofore filed its

articles of incorporation as provided in this section, shall not be required to

reincorporate, but may continue its corporate existence as if done pursuant hereto,

and said corporation or any corporation organized pursuan t to this section and KRS

247.330, may amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of its voting

delegates assembled in annual state convention.